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December 1, 2022… starting the holiday month with caution…
Yesterday, worldwide, there were 372,982 new infections, 741 more deaths, a total of 647,708,741 deaths, a total of 6,639,450 deaths.
The top 5 most infected are Japan, France, South Korea, the United States and Taiwan.
As of yesterday, in the number of new infections, countries in Europe and Asia occupied eight of the top 10 and 17 of the top 20 globally.
The number of new infections per day worldwide at this time from Asia and Europe together accounted for 90.41% of the world, while the number of deaths accounted for 81.1%.
…Update from WHO
The World Health Organization released its latest weekly WHO epidemiological update yesterday evening, 30 November 2022.
Omicron covered 99.9% of outbreaks in the last month.
Analyzing the strains from the last week, it was found that BA.5 accounted for 73%, BA.2 increased to 10.1% (previously 7.9%) and BA.4 decreased to 2.8% (previously 3 .4%).
Of the subspecies of concern globally, BQ.1.x increased in outbreaks to 27.3% (previously 23.1%), while BA.2.75.x increased to 6.6% (previously 5.4%) , XBB increased slightly to 3.8% (was 2.7%).
Currently, BQ.1.x has grown into more than 30 subspecies.
…COVID update long after infection with Omicron strain
Magnusson K and colleagues from Norway The results of the study were published in the medical journal Nature Communications on November 30, 2022.
studying the prevalence and risk of developing symptoms of Long COVID among people who were infected with COVID-19 23,767 Delta strains and 13,365 Omicron strains compared to 105,297 uninfected populations.
The essence is that during the first 3 months after infection. The risks and incidence rates of Long COVID among people infected with Delta and Omicron strains were no different.
But after 3 months onwards People infected with the Omicron strain have a high rate of Long COVID problems, especially muscle and joint pain. It is inferior to the Delta species.
However, in terms of the risk of developing Long COVID symptoms in various body systems. when compared to those who have not been infected This study suggests that Omicron is no different from Delta.
Thus, it reinforces the importance of protecting yourself from infection. or not get reinfected
The current situation in Thailand is highly contagious in daily life.
mindful living Being responsible for yourself and those close to you (responsible living) is something that should be done as a routine.
If you feel unwell, detected as infected You should isolate yourself from others for at least 7-10 days until your symptoms improve, you have no fever and your ATK test shows a negative result before you go out to live and strictly protect yourself for two weeks.
But if there is an illness but the result is negative, don’t trust it. The test must be repeated every day for at least 3 consecutive days.
keep an eye on your surroundings Keep distance from unprotected people Take little time to meet or serve.
Avoid eating and drinking with other people outside the home. He shouldn’t share food and stuff with other people.
Avoid crowded places with poor ventilation
wearing a mask correctly Will greatly reduce the risk.
refer
Magnusson K et al. Post-covid medical complaints following infection with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron vs Delta variants. Nature communications. November 30, 2022.
